NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale women's squash team defeated
Franklin and Marshall 9-0 after losing to Penn 8-1 earlier in the
day to salvage a split of the final two games of the 2009 calendar
year.

The Bulldogs(2-1, 0-1 Ivy) opened Saturday's action with an 11
a.m. match against the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
in which the Quakers (3-0, 2-0 Ivy) downed the Bulldogs 8-1.
Penn controlled the lower half of the ladder, winning the matches
at the No. 5 through 9 positions 3-0. Yale's sole victory
came from Alia Aziz at the No. 2 position, where she defeated
Nabilla Ariffin 3-2 to earn the win. Aziz fought back from a
2-1 deficit, winning the fourth game 13-11 before completing the
comeback with an 11-8 win in the fifth.

Following the Bulldogs loss, they traveled to Franklin and
Marshall College. The Bulldogs were able to get back into the
win column, defeating the Diplomats 9-0. The Bulldogs swept
eight of the nine matches 3-0, and No. 1 Logan Greer earned her
first victory of the season by defeating Morgan Smith 3-1.
Freshman Carolyn Brown earned her first collegiate victory in
convincing fashion, defeating Courtney Mulligan 11-1, 11-3, 11-3.

The Bulldogs will be off until Jan. 9, when the team returns to
action at home against Dartmouth. The break should give the
team time to reevaluate their prospects going forward. Penn's
victory exposed some of Yale's weaknesses, and the Bulldogs will
need to adjust accordingly if they hope to contend for the Ivy
League and national titles.